High Turnover Called a Drawback to Using Temp Workers
The Postal Service has increasingly turned to non-career employees–who cost the agency less because they do not receive full employee …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersDHS to Assess Staffing, Other Needs at Northern Border
President Obama has signed into law P.L. 114-267, requiring DHS to review ways to strengthen security at the nation’s northern …More
Property Management Reform Act Signed
President Obama has signed into law (P.L. 114-318) the Federal Property Management Reform Act, which codifies the Federal Real Property …More
Interagency Group on Safety to Be Created
President Obama has signed into law P.L. 114-321, to create an interagency group under FEMA to review training, resources, strategies, …More
DoD Bill Targets Routine Hiring of Military Retirees
The annual DoD authorization bill passed by Congress repeals a widely used exception to a restriction on hiring of military …More
NAPA Names New Leader
The National Academy of Public Administration, a good-government group, has named Theresa “Terry” Gerton, a retired Army officer and former …More
IG Council Lauds Empowerment Act
The council of agency inspectors general has said the enactment of the Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-317) …More
Difficulties of Personnel-Related Duties Ranked
The recent MSPB survey of federal supervisors, managers and executives, while finding barriers to taking disciplinary actions for employee misconduct, …More
Some IRS Employees Travel Frequently but Not Frugally, Report Says
The IRS had 27 employees who traveled 125 business days or more in fiscal 2015, at a total cost of …More
OSC Finds Retaliation against BIA Whistleblower
The Office of Special Counsel says it has confirmed a complaint of whistleblower retaliation in a case unusual in that …More
Navy Seeks 355-Ship Fleet
The Navy would like to expand the size of its fleet of fighting ships to 355. An internal force structure …More
Key Senators Urge Renewed Pressure on VA Management
Two senators active in government oversight issues have urged the Trump transition team to ratchet up pressure on the VA …More
VA, House Leader Clash over Bonuses
The VA and the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee have clashed over policies regarding the awarding of bonuses …More
Assets Sale and Transfer Act Signed
President Obama has signed into law the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-287), to create a …More
MSPB Identifies Barriers to Taking Discipline
Only about half of federal supervisors, managers and senior executives believe they could successfully remove an employee who engaged in …More
MSPB Calls Misunderstanding of the Law an Issue
MSPB said its finding that three-fourths of supervisors, managers and executives consider the standard of proof to be a major …More
Effective Action Doesn’t Always Equate to Firing, MSPB Says
The MSPB has said that data on firing of federal employees for misconduct–whose relatively low numbers are often cited by …More
OGE Sends Reminders on Ethics Restrictions
The Office of Government Ethics has sent two memos to agencies calling attention to ethical restrictions pertinent to a change …More
CIO Council Touts Apps Useful at Holidays
In a somewhat tongue-in-cheek example of a way the government can call public attention to the value of the services …More
EEOC Conference Scheduled
The EEOC’s annual EXCEL (Examining Conflicts in Employment Laws) conference will be held June 27-29 in Chicago. The EEOC calls …More
Guidance Issued on High Value Assets
OMB has issued guidance to agencies on the planning, identification, categorization, prioritization, reporting, assessment, and remediation of “high value assets, …More
GAO Outlines Issues for Revamping Air Traffic Control
A revamp of the air traffic control system along the lines of changes made in some other countries would raise …More
Restricted Review of Security Clearance Decisions Affirmed
A federal appeals court has reaffirmed that outside review of agency decisions regarding security clearances is tightly restricted, saying that …More
NASA Retains Top Ranking as Place to Work
For the fifth straight year NASA was ranked as the best place to work among large agencies, followed by the …More
Differences by Occupation Also Found
In addition to differences in employee views by agency, the Best Places to Work ranking showed differences by occupational groups …More
GSA Touts Identity Protection Services
GSA’s identity protection service blanket purchase agreement program has earned a “best-in-class” designation from OMB’s category management program office, GSA …More
Be Sure to Preserve Documents, Agencies Told
In similar letters to two dozen departments and agencies, the head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee cautioned …More
Waiting Times Worsening at SSA Offices
Fewer people are visiting SSA offices but those who do come are waiting longer for help, according to an IG …More
Court Sets Standards for Agency to Support Personnel Action
A federal appeals court has reversed an agency’s decision to reassign an employee who had made whistleblowing disclosures, saying the …More
Management Bills Cleared for Signature
Just before adjourning, Congress cleared several management-related bills for President Obama’s expected signature: HR-4465 establishes the Public Buildings Reform Board, …More
